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EU colors of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

The Eiffel Tower is illuminated at night with blue lights and yellow stars, the colors of the European Union flag in Paris, December 20, 2008, to mark the French presidency of the European Union. France is to cede its leadership of the European Union to the Czech Republic January 1st, 2009. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, July 21 (UPI) -- European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs singled out Slovenia as the least prepared for a natural gas crisis of all member states.

Sri Lanka agrees to $2.5B IMF loan

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, July 21 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund has agreed to a $2.5 billion loan to Sri Lanka, subject to approval by the IMF executive board, officials said.

U.S., EU apply pressure on Honduras

WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The United States and the European Union said Monday they are applying diplomatic and economic pressure on Honduras to resolve its leadership crisis.

Turkey sets its own agenda, Erdogan says

ANKARA, Turkey, July 20 (UPI) -- A failure by Turkey to join the ranks of the European Union will not bring about a doomsday scenario, the Turkish prime minister said.

Court to rule on taxing Israeli goods

JERUSALEM, July 20 (UPI) -- A European court will decide whether to impose taxes on Israeli goods manufactured in West Bank settlements, a report said.

Foreigners ran Czech illegal tobacco plant

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 17 (UPI) -- Czech customs officers said they arrested six illegal immigrants who operated a clandestine tobacco plant producing cigarettes for the British market.

The political power of Nabucco

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 17 (UPI) -- The Nabucco pipeline has political consequences as Turkey gains an advantage with the European Union while Europe scrambles for friends in the energy sector.

EU farm subsidies off target, some say

BRUSSELS, July 17 (UPI) -- The European Union's mammoth farm subsidy program has become sprawling and unfocused, agricultural economists said.

Britain supports Blair for EU president

STRASBOURG, France, July 16 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has British government support to become the first permanent president of the European Union, a spokeswoman said.

Indonesian airlines allowed back into EU

JAKARTA, July 15 (UPI) -- European Union officials say four Indonesian airlines that had been banned from its airspace can now return.

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